While it was indeed a Star Wars reference, it was a comical congratulatory note to Margaret Thatcher. The first person to allegedly come up with “May the fourth be with you” was an advertiser publishing in a London newspaper in 1979. Today, Star Wars geeks will be celebrating the titular Sith Lords from the long-running franchise. Sort of.īecause it immediately follows Star Wars Day, Revenge of the Fifth is meant to be a day for fans to pass over onto to the Dark Side – for one day, at least. And it just so happens that another film in the Star Wars series, Revenge of the Sith, sounds a bit like the fifth. Even if you’ve never seen the films, it’s highly likely that you’ve heard this one before.Įver a fan of a pun, the movie-loving community made Star Wars day after seeing the joke behind May the 4th sounding especially similar to the first half of the famous quote.
As far as movie quotes go, “may the force be with you” has got to be up there on the list of most famous, most quoted, and most loved in film history.
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